Muhaaz Moideen, Afroza and Mariyam Nahiza ( From left to right )
Madina, August 22: Three people of two Mangalorean families including two children died on spot when the car, in which they were travelling, met with an accident, at An-Naqiya, a town situated nearly 100 kms away from here on Sunday evening August 21.
Six others have been injured, three of them critically, in the accident that took place at around 4:00pm, family sources said. According to sources, the car overturned due to the drowsiness of driver.
The deceased have been identified as BC Road-based Abdul Latheef (45), and Krishnapura based siblings Mariyam Nahiza (10) and Muhaaz Moideen (5).
Nine people comprising of driver Nazeer, hailing from BC Road, owner of the car Abdul Latheef, his wife Raihana Mumthaz, Moideen alias Unnha (45), hailing from Krishnapura, his wife Noor Jahan (35), their four children Mariyam Nahiza, Muhaaz Moideen, Rida Fathima and Aisha Firoz were returning from Madina to Dammam after performing Umrah together.
Abdurrahman Ahmed Jokatte, a relative of the victims told Costaldigest.com that the bodies of the victims have been kept in Meeqath hospital in Madina and injured have been admitted to King Fahad Hospital in the same city for treatment.
He said that the parents of the deceased children and the driver of the car sustained critical injuries in the crash, but, latest report stated that their condition is out of danger.
The two children, Afroza and Rida, who sustained severe head injuries, have been responding well to the treatment while the condition of their mother Noor Jahan continues to be critical, according to family sources.
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